CT-based attenuation correction in the calculation of semi-quantitative indices of [18F]FDG uptake in PET

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 344-353

  Visvikis, D ^a   Costa, D C ^a   Croasdale, I ^a   Lonn, A H R ^b   Bomanji, J ^a   Gacinovic, S ^a   Ell, P J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GE Medical Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attenuation correction; PET CT; Standardised uptake values

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DENSITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHANTOM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0037783428     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-002-1070-4     Document Type: Article

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